Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Caroling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Carol \Car"ol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caroled}, or {Carolled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Caroling}, or {Carolling}.]
1. To praise or celebrate in song.
The Shepherds at their festivals Carol her goodness.
--Milton.
2. To sing, especially with joyful notes.
Hovering swans . . . carol sounds harmonious.
--Prior.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Caroling \Car"ol*ing\, n.
A song of joy or devotion; a singing, as of carols.
--Coleridge.
Such heavenly notes and carolings. --Spenser.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
caroling
n : singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)
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